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Whilst browsing Twitter on a damp Tuesday afternoon, I came across this listing for FREE courses on Mental Health and Wellbeing. This one entitled Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and...
View ArticleStaff Library Celebrates World Mental Health Day
Drop by the Staff Library today between 10:00 – 4:00pm and find out how we are marking World Mental Health Day. There will be hypnotherapy and reflexology taster sessions View our mental health books...
View ArticleAntenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance
Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance This updated guideline from NICE makes recommendations for the recognition, assessment, care and treatment of mental...
View ArticleNICE: This month in Eyes on Evidence
Issue 69 January 2015 Pharmacy-based screening for cardiovascular risk A systematic review suggests that pharmacy-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors may be possible. However, many people...
View ArticleBeing underweight in middle age is associated with raised dementia risk,...
People who are underweight in middle age are at increased risk of developing dementia, while increasing weight and obesity offer protection against the condition, a large cohort study has found. Click...
View ArticleSmoking cigarettes may increase risk of schizophrenia, study shows
Click for article Smoking may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, an analysis by a team from King’s College, London has found. An association between cigarettes and psychotic symptoms has...
View ArticleHospitals send patients home without confirming home situation is adequate,...
Click for article Vulnerable patients are being discharged from hospital unsafely and sent home to situations where they have inadequate support because of lack of coordination between health, social...
View ArticleTop priorities for reshaping mental health services
Click here for article More than 20,000 people have given their views on the top priorities for reshaping mental health services as part of a drive to develop a five year national NHS strategy for...
View ArticlePatient safety incident reporting continues to improve
Click for article NHS England has today (23 September 2015) published a six-monthly data report on patient safety incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) between 1...
View ArticleMore people than ever receiving psychological therapies and recovering
Click for article More people than ever are receiving psychological therapies and April saw the highest recovery rates so far in the history of the programme, end of year data has shown. The number of...
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